The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

0f'OUu/Io(8n6o alone can tell what
would have becii the fatal and dire con
seoucnces to humanity but our forefa'
thelp were made Of stcrner and grinder
stuff. They mentally and spiritually
comprehended principles and understood
humanity and with sure hands great
minds and brave hearts they performed
work and established free govern
ment which is the pride and the boast OF
their posterity and the admiration and
wonder OF the world. Have the labors
and not the spirit Of our fathers de.
scended TO us? Can 1t bs said that all
of the brave and law-abiding .citi-
zens OF this great and glorious
state. backed by the moral influence OF
the world, cannot enforce Just and
beneficial law, against and over the OPP
position OF the lawless element here
amongst us, and that the saloons and
criminals are supreme, and that all the
people and their government belong to
them? II 30, then let us build Chinese
wall around our state turn II into vast
orphan asylum. and have Anheuser-
Busch Amounted general guardian
Can't Can't !! The plea OF the I'M
willing baby and the contemplate slug
gard. We say, as Miribeau did to his
secretary, Cant! never again say to me
that blOckhead Of wordV Such an
adjective as this is an insult to the peo-
pie OF Texas
Another objection is that ut will
abolish the source OF public revenue
fully one-third, and increase to CORE
spending amount the burdens upon our
lands and the necessaries Of life 1t
will abolish one source IA dark and black
source) OF revenue, but il will not in
crease the amount of burdens upon our
lands and necessaries of life, as stated
above. A statesman and patriot never
looks to the present good alone, but
principles should be established and laws
enacted for the future as well as for the
present. Our taxes will not be increased
one cent by the passage of this amend
ment but on the contrary will in few
years be lessened 1t is shown by
statistics compiled by ex-Comptroller
Swain that il all the revenues derived
from intoxicants be abolished altogether
and not considered at all, that there
will be left in our treasury
at the end of the next two years the
sum of sos. 993. 10, after paying all eX-
penses necessary for the administration
of government, including amount APP
propriated for drouth sufferers, without
increasing our taxes one mill. IL is also
shown by statistics that the liquor tax
fails to pay for the crime caused thereby.
Further, it is estimated that about $50,
600 600 is spent annually by the people
OF Texas for drinks. Now this money
SO spent does not 20 into taxable prop
erty in this state, but flows out aud
empties into the Golfers of foreign cor
porations Consequently we lose every
year thirty millions of taxable property
which,finds no investmenuin the state,ex-
cept in the production of want, suffering.
debaucher', corruption and crime.
Should this amendment pass this con
tInuous and never ceasing stream Of
wealth will have its current diverted
from its present direction and caused to
flow into the treasures IF our own peo'
pie and will become fixed taxable prop
erty. and will bring gladness instead Of
sorrow, plenty instead of want, purity
instead of corruption, and virtue and
peace instead of debauchery and crime;
and further n large part of the capital
now invested in saloons would be con-
verted into other taxable property. So
if we look ut this objection in a practi
cable common sense business like man
ner we see how untenable it Is and also
see that on pure dollars and cents basis,
the passage of the amendment will be a
paving investment for the people of
Texas. This objection having been by
others so fully presented | will say
nothing further on it.
Now who pays this occupation liquor
tax? The drnker and not the saloon
keeper. This great burden rests upon
the unfortunate women and children of
this country, they suffer and bear the
evils-not only of unjust taxntion-but
the pangs of blighted hopes, Of bleeding
hearts and of desolated homes. No
wonder the good, pure women OF the
land are in favor of the amendment
Heaven grant that ii may pass on their
account if for no other reaon, and may
the seal of everlasting silence be placed
upon the lips Of those who raise their
voices to condemn land abuse our noble
but modest women, because they have
the moral courage to join this most lauda-
bic crusade against the Liquor traffic, the
illiad OF all their woes. Poor indeed
must be that cause, the advocates OF
which attempt to win by abusing our
mothers, wives and daughters aud the
ministers of our holy religion.
There are other minor objections
which | have not time TO notice this
= evening. The objections most siren
uously urged against the passage of this
r amendment may be for convenience
grouped under the three heads.
, 1s, That the massage of this amend
ment will change the form OF our govern
1 ment and will deprive US of those
: inestmable blessings of free government